New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-29
UNION PACIFIC BRANCHES.
THEIR NECESSITY SHOWN BY MR.. POTTER.

STRONG STATEMENTS FOR THE COMMISSION Mr.
COHEN AND MR. ANDERSON IN DEBATE.
The most important part of the testimony submitted
to the Pacific Railroad Commission yesterday was In
the form OF written documents These consisted of
long communication, the salient points of which arc
given herewith, from Vice President Potter, OF the
Union Pacific, giving his views upon the relation OF
that companys main subsidized line to It's branches
one Of important subjects within the scope of the
Commissions inquiry rather sharp letter from ex
Judge Dillon one of the Union Pacic's counsel com
mentIng upon the Investigation and asking that IL any
thing In regard to the company has to the notice
of the Commission which requires explanation OPP
portunity to do so will be given third document was
the affidavit of John p Jackson attorney for Senator
Jones, of Nevada, explaining the monetary transactions
between the Senator and c. =. Huntington.
This affidavit submitted by Mr.. Cohen counsel
for the Central Pacific Company who had another
lively little tilt with Commissioner Anderson before
the witnesses arrived. 1t began by Mr. Anderson
Ing the pOrtly lawyer, who of Disraelis In
tmae friends, II he had taken In the yacht and II
his bets the contest had resulted favOrabiy Mir.
Cohen smiled and replied that he had made wagcrs,
but IL the Commission had only paid the bill, about
0O0 that he presented last week for services
dercd by his companys employees in the Investigation
he would have been able to bet and win big money.
The Commissioner changed the subject at once by
informing the members of the Board that he had
written letter Mr. Carey, the United States Dis
rctAtorney of san Francisco, asking him II he kne"
any practice by which the Commission could take an
appeal from the decision Of Justice Field and the Jus
tices of the Circuit Court for California and Nevada,
holding that the Commission had no right TO put Ger
tain questions Stanford He also stated that
he had written letter to exCongressman kasson,
giving the views Of the Commission TO the further
examination of Mr.. Huntington.
THE COPY OF LET TER THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN
Mr. Cohen said that he desired to state to the Com
mission that from examination OF the correspond
ence between Mr. Huntington and Mr.. Cotton he was
certain that Mr. Huntington had written letter,
the alleged copy of which purpored to contain the
statement, "we have never lost dollar on Kasson
If you have the original Of that letter you had bet
ter produce It," rejoined Mr.. Anderson
at would be rather difficult to produce the ongna
of letter that never written" re1oned tho coui
sell and the listeners smiled The Commissioner tried
to retallate by refusing to accept MT Coneh s'"
ment In the matter.
Mr. Cohen's face flushed slightly as he replied with
dipnity "Tbe tribunals before whom have practsed
have been accustomed TO give credence 10 INC 7'ao
ments which made TO them. i think IL ehuoi"o''
unfortunate that this Commission should even ih"u
yertentiy have used paper that purporea 10 10 d."
unver,ncd copy to biacken the fame OF a gentleman
who has held q high positions In THIS Na'ioh d. ''
Kasson and who belongs TO another poii.lcai pAr'y
II was certainly part of the duty OF this Commission
10 verify Il before It used TO cast rehectoh7 upon
a gentleman who has filled such important po'''''
posttons and 10 Is illustration of the rcanness Vi
some In authority to backen the poii'icai iao VI o
holding q different political faith hoh 'no"'''
STATEMENT FROM Mr. JACKSON.
vb,Ie this discussion going on gehuoh""
,,, n fu,i HACK beard and general professional ar
cana I'm and made his way to the witness-char' TIC
was recognized as Horace White, OF Tho Evening
Post Who like Mr. Kasson OF Iowa. wan'eo W ''"''
cato himself lie wanted 10 explain inc ho"'""e "
certain voucher for s7a5, referred 10 oy 'uuso 4'
I'm his testimony gwen at Kansas city, ou' m'"'n
Judge did not know much about. Before Mr. "n''e
,.s,,,od hoewver Lawyer JacksOn's a1ida'lt Wa
,.nded In This contains a statement In reply 10 inc
question: -, nos. ~ I'm.
financing legislation to John =. Jones =
This was put by the Commission VINE he br advice Of
cisco 70 REUSED to answer Mr. Jackson has ui'
to siy about the matter - 49,, a.. agent
For the last twelve years have been tno 49,, -,
and attorney In fact under an uniat Savads and
of senator John = in the tate Of cali
forna During this time senator so h"seIes and
n p Huntington and associates the Los hhsSiV s,n
fnarncndence railroad aud wharf for about ssoo "
beine about one half it, cost pricc ~ va PAN ~,
IN General ne cotton
The said letters p Huntington not to pay Shc The
tns,ain,ent due "a Mr. Jones owed them money. Ih'
facts in the premises that the only money o%e n
by Mr. Jones tho sum Of s54oo ~hISh
railroad and this amount Of money sinan, ,P pau "a
Mr. T9wne genera. eSe 70 b O. tho only money
that took place IN ,s or owners ans
said Senator John r. Jones. - . l.,
81 make tbls affidavit I'm the said letters may DO
admitted Senator StsnoId may ID ~ counsel bs
has declined answer 50 that the iacis IN w " 49,
te, tmony accompanying IL report, the Information
being particularly In my possessioh
HORACE WHITES SERVICES IN WASHINGTON
MIR white seemed puzzled about the voucher lie
was cran that he had never put in any bill Tor ser
vices to the Kansas Pacific or the Union racine OF
any other railroad As a member OF the bordhoders
committee of the Kansas Pacific Railway, when thai
company became bankrupt In 1876 he went 10 WASH
ington at the Of his as vcatos 10 secure me
rate Nth the Kansas Paclhc lie spent two or three
months there, bur paid his own eapsns dsrav,h by
President Carr, OF the Kansas Pacific, who gave mn
dram ST. Louis The voucher p%yGay and g he
thought Il probable that the usual BLANK iofh wa
used IN his case. .,
II Judge Usher when he appeared before the 1omms-
ION. The Judge had SAID that he did not IKE MI
VIII 90 because he was always pitching into fresdeh'
Lincoln during tho war. In answer to THIS INC VII
ness said that he did not own paper during 'n'
ONE OF MR. uUNTINGToN's CLERKS on THE STAND.
Isaac T. Gates, who IL In Mr.. Huntlngton's onico
was next examined by Mr. Anderson. The Commits
peculiar methods attracted the attention oil inc
watchful Mr. Cohen and led to another brief encounter
between opposing lawyers. Mr. Anderson
referred b paper In his possession before BIO framed
tho aues tons put 10 Mr. Gates. Mr.. Cohen asked Mr.
Anderson from what paper he reading. The COM
missioner replied that he was not reading from any
paper.
"1hen must be mistaken, II you say So, the o'het
reIoined bandy. The slightly confused Government
representative pushed the paper toward Mr. Cohen
He picked II up and read The World January. 10.
1857 adding IL a very reliable authority on Some
tbinesr Mr. Anderson Seemed moro confused
Mr. Gates was piled with all sorts OF questions as 10
his relations with Mr.. Huntington. lie Is bright.
rather Young looking man and proved hmseit cspaoio
OF taking care of himself on the stand lie told tho
commission that ALL nearly all tho checks issued
nv MIR Huntington had Mr.. Gates's namo prn ed IN hs
bodv ~ tho check as payee. Is done by nearly all
isres corporations hsvinr competent empoye thai can
ho rsted TO such extent, ~ a. to enable Dusihoss
~ ha carried on when the principals are away.
None OF the money, he added had been o" l Ss
,mnroper purposes, far "a he knew cOuh no
nrtduce aii tho check-book stubs bet en- tho years
is72 and 1907 No WHY I!e oeheyed unoy w Wr
Gates thought that 1t anything extraordinary 10